That's a great looking bike, both then and now! No offense Bluzmn, but I hope that hat doesn't come back into style but that's definitely a bike to be proud of.
I've been telling my wife for years that I want a Birth year (1959) Harley. Looks like you beat me to it. Nice looking ride, and the old original Pics are great!
you can thank your good old Uncle Sam for that. You know the EPA does not care about all those diesel trucks spewing black soot into the air.....its those pesky v-twins causing all the enviromental problems.
idiots.
OH yes they do....They are de-nutting the big trucks same as everything else. I don't keep up with it like some drivers as I don't own my own truck but CA is making anyone that has a truck with a motor over a couple years old update them to meet the new CA standards or they will not be allowed to go into the state. A couple guys told me it's going to cost them over $30,000.00 to update their motors.
And the feds with their regs are getting so bad that CAT has stopped building large truck diesel motors all together.
EDIT Sorry for the Hijack....Great pics. I was going to say the if that was indeed a bike you bought new and that is your pic in your avtar...You hold you age really well.